Butterfly Site: Aston Rowant NNR, Oxon

 
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Grid reference: SU726967
A National Nature Reserve owned by Natural England. Two areas of chalk downland with some woodland on the edge of the Chilterns, one each side of the M40 cutting 2 miles west of Stokenchurch. Car park for Beacon Hill (north side) at SU732966 and for Bald Hill (south side) at SU727958, both signposted off the unclassified road to Christmas Common from the A40 west of Stokenchurch. A voluntary car park payment request of £3 appeared in the north side car park in June 2018. Payment via RingGo.
Accessibility: There is a surfaced path from the car park to the chalk grassland. Otherwise steep slopes and gates.
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Species recorded here
Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Chalk Hill Blue
Dark Green Fritillary
Grizzled Skipper
Marbled White
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Copper
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